Pipe, Profile & Tubing Extrusion

processing tips

Don’t Build In Melt-Temperature Variations

It’s not unusual for polymer to exit the extruder with a uniform melt temperature, only to be fouled up by downstream flow pipes and the like. Here’s how to avoid this.

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Medical

Processing/Workplace Safety Tips for Fluoropolymer Medical Tubing

Here's what you need to know and running these emerging materials for medical tubing.

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Sheet Extrusion

Godwin Named President, CEO of Battenfeld-Cincinnati

New executive has been with extrusion machine builder since 1999.

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How to Collect & Interpret Process Data in Extrusion

The first installment of this three-part series focuses on proper use of a data- acquisition system.

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Film Extrusion

How to Collect & Interpret Process Data in Extrusion: Part 1

The first installment of this three-part series focuses on proper use of a data- acquisition system.

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Commodity Resins

Ineos Acquires HDPE Pipe Maker

WL Plastics is one of the largest HDPE pipe producers in North America.

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K 2016: Day Two Show Report

Plastics Technology Editorial Director Jim Callari discusses extrusion trends at K 2016 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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best practices

How to Use Kinetic Modeling Analysis To Predict Profile Part Failure

Real-world project demonstrates how kinetic modeling can help estimate the shelf life of parts.

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Extruding Very High-Flow Polymers

Screw designs not suited to process lower-viscosity materials will result in poor melt quality and lower outputs.

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Help’s On the Way for Sheet Processors

Do you extrude sheet? Are you interested in networking with fellow processors, suppliers and sheet extrusion experts? Maybe you have questions about new-generation materials, or fundamental issues with drying?

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Process Cooling
Blending & Dosing